Portland Is Swimming in Dope

Portland is supposedly
the whitest city in the United States. It is not surprising
then that Portland is also the number two heroin city in the
United States given what a white drug heroin has become.
Heroin is pervasive in Portland (excuse the iliteration).

To give you a good example of this, all you have to do is
stand on the street in a residential neighborhood. The drug
dealers literally drive around tow waiting for pages from
their clients. All you have to do is wait long enough on
the street and you will see them drive by.

How can you spot them? First, they are always Mexican. That
isn't racism, it is just the reality of the city. Heroin
dealing is controlled by Mexicans. Second, they almost always
drive older (1980s) four door American cars. Why they are
older and American made, I cannot say. I can however call you
why they are four door cars. Generally, two Mexicans drive
around in the front seats. With four doors, clients can easily
get in and out of the back.

You may question how easily it is to spot heroin dealers in
Portland, but I assure you that it is true. In fact, this is
how I met a couple of dealers. Twice in one year, I was waiting
on the street for a dealer (perpetually late) when a different
dealer drove by and picked me up.

Maybe I just look the part. But then again... I have met other
junkies who have had the same experience. I think it is just
a function of how big heroin is in Portland.